Stephen Gee MRICS

Global Cost Management Lead

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About

I am the Global Centre of Excellence Lead for Cost Management at Mace Consult, with 28 years of international experience in cost consultancy. Based in the Middle East for over 20 years, I have built a career delivering strategic cost and commercial leadership across some of the region’s most complex and high-profile developments in the built environment and infrastructure. Before joining Mace in 2021, I spent 16 years with AECOM (and formerly Davis Langdon). I began as a Partner heading the Bahrain office, relocated to the UAE in 2010, and following the acquisition by AECOM, rose to Vice President for Cost & Commercial Management across the Middle East and Africa. In this role, I led large, high-performing teams delivering end-to-end cost and commercial services. Since moving to Mace, I have successfully established the firm as a trusted independent Cost Consultant in the Middle East market. My focus has been on providing clear, proactive, and client-centric advice that adds genuine value throughout the development lifecycle. I am widely regarded as a Cost Management expert, with particular specialism in Cost Planning and Estimating. My deep understanding of construction and infrastructure costs, gained across a broad range of asset classes, enables me to support clients and design teams in achieving affordable, high-quality outcomes. I also bring extensive expertise in Cost Control, Commercial Management, and Claims (with a primary focus on Quantum). As an accredited International Arbitrator with the RICS, I provide specialist insight in dispute resolution. The teams I lead are consistently recognised for delivering high-quality, independent, and proactive advice. I regularly engage with C-suite and senior stakeholders who rely on my counsel, and I have become an established authority on Tender Price Inflation in the region. I produce widely referenced Market Insight reports for the KSA and UAE markets, positioning my analysis as a trusted source of intelligence for developers, investors, and industry leaders. I am passionate about driving value through rigorous cost management and commercial excellence — helping clients make confident, informed decisions in dynamic and challenging markets.

Experience

  • Mace (Hybrid)
    • Global Cost Management Lead
      Dec 2025 - Present · 8 mos

    • Director, Head of Cost Consultancy, MEA
      Apr 2021 - Dec 2025 · 4 yrs 9 mos

  • AECOM (8 yrs 2 mos)
    • Vice President, Cost Consultancy, Middle East and Africa
      Jan 2019 - Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • Vice President, Cost Consultancy, Middle East
      Oct 2016 - Dec 2018 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Head of Cost Consultancy, Middle East

    • Vice President, Cost Consultancy, UAE & Oman
      Dec 2015 - Oct 2016 · 11 mos

      Head of Cost Consultancy, United Arab Emirates & Oman Branch Manager - Dubai

  • Davis Langdon, an AECOM Company (7 yrs 8 mos)
    • Director, Head of Healthcare Middle East
      Mar 2010 - Feb 2013 · 3 yrs

      Head of Healthcare for the Middle East Region

    • Director, Head of Office
      May 2008 - Mar 2010 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Head of Office Bahrain

    • Associate Director
      Jul 2005 - May 2008 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      Responsible for Pre and Post Contract, Cost and Commercial Management of a number of Bahrain's high profile projects including Bahrain Financial Harbour and Raffles City Bahrain

  • Associate Partner at Gardiner & Theobald
    Mar 2000 - Jul 2005 · 5 yrs 5 mos

    Responsible for Pre and Post Contract, Cost and Commercial Management on a wide range of projects across numerous end markets including education and commercial.